Comparative epidemiology of gestational diabetes in ethnic Chinese from Shanghai birth cohort and growing up in Singapore towards healthy outcomes cohort

• Main Authors: Loo, Evelyn Xiu Ling, Zhang, Yuqing, Yap, Qai Ven, Yu, Guoqi, Soh, Shu E., Loy, See Ling, Lau, Hui Xing, Chan, Shiao-Yng, Shek, Lynette Pei-Chi, Luo, Zhong-Cheng, Yap, Fabian, Tan, Kok Hian, Chong, Yap Seng, Zhang, Jun, Eriksson, Johan Gunnar
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Asian; Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153969
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been associated with adverse health outcomes for mothers and offspring. Prevalence of GDM differs by country/region due to ethnicity, lifestyle and diagnostic criteria. We compared GDM rates and risk factors in two Asian cohorts using the 1999 WHO and the Inte...